Exodus · Chapter 39

[ edit] Off iacynct forſoþe, and purpur, reed clooþ, and bijs, he made þe cloþis, wiþ whiche Aaron was cloþid yn, whanne he mynyſtryde in þe hooliſe, as þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes. Þanne he made a coope of gold, iacynct, and purpur, and cocto twies died, and bijs aȝen foldid, wiþ browdrye werk; and he cutte þer yn goldun peeſes, and he made hem into þredes, þat þei myȝten be plattid wiþ þe weft of þe raþer colours; and two hemmes to hem ſeluen cowplid to gidere in eiþer ſide of þe heiȝtis, and a girdil of þe ſame colours, as þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes.

And he greiþide two onychyn ſtonus, boundun and cloſid wiþ gold, and grauen wiþ gemmarye craft wiþ þe names of þe ſones of Yrael; ſix names in þat o ſtoon, and ſix in þat oþer, after þe ordre of þe birþe of hem. And he putte hem in þe ſydes of þe coope, into mynde of þe ſones of Yrael, as þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes. And he maade þe breeſt broche wiþ browdrye craft, after þe werk of þe coope, of gold, iacynct, purpur, and cocto twies died, and bijs foldun aȝen, dowble, foure cornerd, of þe meſure of a ſpanne.

And he putte in it foure ordres of gemmes; in þe firſt veers was ſaarde, topazi, ſmaragd; in þe ſecounde, carbuncle, ſaphijr, iaſp; in þe þridde, ligury, achateſe, amatiſt; in þe ferþe, criſolit, onychin, and beril; enuyround and encloſid wiþ gold, bi her ordres. And þilke twelue ſtonus weren graued wiþ þe names of þe twelue lynages of Yrael, eche after þe name of eche. And þei maden in þe breeſt broche litle cheynes, cleuynge to hem ſeluen togidere, of mooſt puyr gold, and two hokis, and as feele goldun rynges.

Forſoþe þe rynges þei putten in eiþer ſide of þe breeſt broche, fro þe whiche ſhulden honge þe two goldun cheynes, þe whiche þei ſetten yn wiþ hokis, þe whiche ſtoden ouer aferre in þe corners of þe coope. Þes þingis and beforn and bihynde ſo acordiden to hem ſeluen, þat þe coope and þe breeſt broche ſtreyt myȝten be knyt to gidere to þe girdil, and wiþ rynges ſtrengere cowplid, þe whiche þe iacynctyne filete ioyned, leſt large þei myȝten looſe, and be meuyd togidere fro hem ſeluen, as þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes.

And þei maden þe coope coote, al iacynctyne; and a hode in þe ouereſt parti, aȝens þe myddel, and a hemme weuyd al aboute þe hode; beneþe forſoþe at þe feete powmbe garnettis of iacynct, purpur, and reed clooþ, and bijs folden aȝen; and litil bellis of mooſt puyr gold, þe whiche þei puttiden bitwix þe powmbe garnettis, in þe neþer more party of þe coote bi enuyroun; a litel golden belle and a powmbe garnet; wiþ which anowrned þe biſhop ȝede, whanne he vſid þe office, as þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes.

And þei maden bijs cootis, wiþ weuen werk, to Aaron and to ſones of hym, and mytrys wiþ her litil crownes of bijs, and bijs lynnen breches; þe girdil forſoþe of bijs foldun aȝen, iacynct, purpur, and reed clooþ, twynned wiþ nedle craft, as þe Lord haþ comaundide to Moyſes. And þei maden þe plate of holi worſhipyng of mooſt puyr gold, and þei graueden in it wiþ gemmary werk, Þe holi of þe Lord. And þei ſtreyneden it wiþ þe mytre wiþ a iacynctyne filete, as þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes. Þanne was ful maad al þe werk of þe tabernacle, and of þe roofe of witneſſyng; and þe ſones of Yrael maden alle þingis þat þe Lord comaundide to Moyſes.

And þei offerden vp þe tabernacle, and þe roofe, and alle þe neceſſaries, rynges, tablis, berynge ſtaues, pilers, and footſtakis; a couertour of weþer ſkynnes maad reed, and anoþer couertour of blew ſkynnes; þe veyle, þe arke, þe berynge ſtaues, þe propiciatorye; þe meetbord wiþ þe veſſels, and þe looues of propoſicioun; þe candelſtik, lanterns, and þe vſable þingis of it, wiþ þe oyle; þe goldun auter, and þe oynement, and þe maad enſence of þe ſwete ſpices; and þe tente in þe entree of þe tabernacle; þe braſun auter, þe netwiſe gredyrne, berynge ſtaues, and alle þe veſſels of it; þe lauatorie wiþ hys foote; þe tentis of þe porche, and þe pilers wiþ her feet; þe tente in þe entre of þe porche, and þe litil cordis of it, and þe litil ſtakis.

No þing failide of þe veſſels, þat weren comaundid to be maad into þe ſeruyce of þe tabernacle, and into þe roofe of þe boond of pees. And þe cloþes whiche þe preſtis vſen in þe ſeyntuarye, Aaron, þat is, and þe ſones of hym, offerden þe ſones of Yrael, as þe Lord comaundide. Þe whiche þingis after þat Moyſes ſawȝ alle þingis fulfillid, bliſſide to hem.